Railroad-track crossing.



No. 643,!I6. A Patented Feb. I3, |900.

S. A. FRIEDSAM.

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(Application filed Nov. 17, 1899.\

(No Model.)

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SAMUEL ANDRAS FRIEDSAM, OF LEANDER, TEXAS.

RAILROAD-TRACK CROSSING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,116, dated February 13, 1900, Application led November 17, 1899. Serial No. 737,356. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL ANDRAs FRIED- SAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Leander, in the county of Williamson and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Railroad-Track Crossing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad -track crossings, and has for its object to provide improved means for facilitating the passage of vehicles across the tracks and which is also designed to brace the latter. It is furthermore designed to arrange the device so as to provide gutters or drains at opposite sides of the track for receiving the Water` which may collect along the track and leading the same away from the road-bed, so as to prevent the latter from being inundated.

To these ends the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described,shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse sectional View of a railroad-track having the improved crossing applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of one side of the crossing.

Corresponding parts in both iigures of the drawings are designated by like characters of reference.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the road-bed comprises the usual cross-ties 1, which may be of any i preferred type and upon which are seated the opposite rail-sections 2, the latter being secured to the ties by means of any preferred track-fastenings.

In carrying out the invention I provide opposite members 3 and 4, which are applied to each rail, and therefore a description of one side of the track is deemed sufficient. The

member 3 is in the form of a single casting and comprises a base-plate 5, which fits flush upon the upper sides of the cross-ties and extends the entire width of the road which crosses the tracks. As clearly indicated in Fig. 1, it will be seen that the member 3 is located upon the outer side of the rail, and the inner longitudinal edge of the base-plate is provided with an upstanding flange 6, which extends the entire length of the member and fits snugly against the adjacent sides of the base and web of the rail. Extending inwardly from the outer longitudinal edge of the baseplate 5 is an upwardly-bowed arch 7, which has its upper longitudinal edge beveled, as indicated at 8, and this beveled edge fits snugly against the adjacent outer side of the tread of the rail and adjacent to the upper side thereof. The inner member 4 also comprises a bascplate 9, fitting upon the upper sides of the cross-ties and having its inner longitudinal edge provided with an upstanding flange 10, which fits snugly against the adjacent side of the flange and web of the rail, substantially the same as shown and described for the outer member 3. Both members are secured to the same rail by means of bolts or suitable fastenings 11, which are common to each member and extend transversely through the upstanding llange thereof and the web of the rail. From the outer longitudinal edge of the baseplate 9 and extending inwardly toward the rail is an upwardly-bowed arch 12, the upper end of which is located substantially in the plane of the upper side of the tread of the rail, and pendent from the upper edge of this arch is a brace-flange 13,the lower edge of which rests upon the baseplate 9, adjacent to'the iiange of the rail; As best illustrated in Fig. 1, it will be seen that the upper end of the bowed arch 12 terminates short of the rail, so as to provide a slot between the latter and the arch for the reception of the flanges of the carwlieels. The outer longitudinal edges of each member are provided with suitable notches or openings 14 for the reception of fastening devices 15, whereby the outer sides of the members may be secured to the cross-ties.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the present device provides a convenient rail-joint, as the flanges 6 and 10 form fish-plates, and also provides an efficient track-fastening. outer member leads the vehicle-wheels gradually up to the tread of the rail, and the up- The arched flange 7 of each IOO per edge of the bowed flange 12 of the inner member receives the wheel as it is leaving the rail, thereby easing the vehicle over the track and also preventing damage to the latter. Furthermore, the bowed fiange 7 also forms a lateral brace for the upper portion of the rail and against the outward pressure of the carwheels. It will be understood that suitable ballast 16 is placed between the op- -posite rails 4, as is usual, so as to prevent the wheels of the vehicles from dropping downward between the rails, and this ballast covers and protects the inner members.

It will be apparent that the space between the base and the upwardly-bowed flange 7 of the outer member and the adjacent sides of the rails provides a gutter or drain-passage, the opposite ends of which are located at opposite sides of the roadway and are open, so as to receive any water which may collect upon the road bed. At suitable intermediate points, preferably between the cross-ties, are provided downwardly and outwardly extending drain pipes or passages 17, the upper open ends of which extend through openings 18,'

formed in the base-plate 5. These drain-pipes are designed to carry off the water which may collect within the outer members 3, so that the road-bed may be effectively drained, and thereby prevented from becoming inundated.

What is claimed is- 1. In a railroad-track crossing, the combination with the opposite rails of the track, of outer and inner members for each rail, each member comprising a base and an upwardly and inwardly inclined flange, the upper edge of which is in substantially the same plane as the tread of the adjacent rail, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a railroad-track crossing, the combination with the opposite rails of the track, of outer and inner members for each rail, each member comprising a base, and an upwardly and inwardly inclined flange, the upper edge of which is in substantially the same plane as the tread of the adjacent rail, the flange of the outer member resting against the tread of the rail, and the iiange of the inner member terminating short of the rail, substantially as shown and described.

In a railroad-track crossing, the combi nation with the opposite rails of the track, of outer and inner members for each rail, each member comprising a base, an inner upstanding longitudinal flange fitting against the adjacent sides of the flange and web of the adjacent rail, and an outer upwardly and inwardljT inclined fiange, the upper edge of which is in substantially the same plane as the tread of the adjacent rail, the outer fiange of the outer member resting against the rail, and the outer flange of the inner member terminating short of the rail, and fastening devices passing through the web of the rail and the opposite inner upstanding flanges, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a railroad-track crossing, the combination with opposite rails of the track, of outer and inner members for each-rail, each member comprising a base, and an upwardly and inwardly inclined iiange, the upperl edge of which is in substantially the same plane as the tread of the adjacent rail, the upper edge of the flange of the inner member terminating short of the rail, and having a pendent fiange, the lower edge of the latter resting upon the base, substantially as shown and described.

5. As an article of' manufacture, a member of a railroad-track crossing, comprising a single casting,having a hase-plate,an upstanding inner longitudinal fiange, and an upwardlyinclined flange, extending from the outer longitudinal edge of the base-plate, and transversely inward across the latter.

6. As an article of manufacture, a member of a railroad-track crossing, comprisingasingle casting, having a base-plate,an upstanding inner longitudinal flange, an upwardly-inelined flange extending from the outer longitudinal edge of the base-plate, and transversely inward across the latter, and an upright brace-flange, pendent from the upper edge of the upwardly-inclined flange, and having its lower edge resting upon the base-plate.

7. In a railroad-track crossing, the combination with the opposite rails of the track, of outer and inner members for each rail, each member comprising a base, and an upwardly and inwardly inclined liange, the upper edge of which is in substantially the same plane as the tread of the adjacent rail, the outer member forming an inclosed gutter, which is open at opposite ends, and a drain-pipe in communication with the gutter, substantially as shown and described. h

8. In a railroad-track crossing, the combination with the opposite rails of the track, of outern and inner members for each rail, each member comprising a base, and an upwardly and inwardly inclined fiange, the upper edge of the latter being in substantially the same plane as the tread of the adjacent rail, the flange of the inner member terminatingshort of the rail, and the iiange of the outer meinber resting against the rail, said outer member forming an inclosed gutter, which is open at opposite ends, and a drain-pipe, communicating with the inclosed gutter, and through an opening formed in the base of the outer member, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL ANDRAS FRIEDSAM.

Witnesses:

G. W. OLUCK, H. B. RAY.

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